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Gray's Inn

Date
1949-01-04
Restaurant
Gray's Inn
Physical description
32x25cm folded; 32x50cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4
  5. Page 5
  6. Page 6

Dishes

Page 3

Florida Lobster Cocktail$0.75
Fresh crabmeat cocktail$1.10
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.85
Chopped Chicken Livers$0.75
BROILED SPECKLED TROUT, Butter Sauce with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$1.90
BRAISED SRING LAMB STEAK with Vegetables with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$2.25
ROAST STUFFED MARYLAND TURKEY, Cranberries with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$2.25
SLICED BEEFSTEAK, Mushroom Sauce with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$3.25
JUMBO FROG LEGS SAUTE in Butter with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$3.00
FRIED YOUNG CHICKEN, Southern Style with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$2.25
BROILED FLORIDA POMANO, Maitre d'Hotel with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$2.90
BROILED RED SNAPPER, Butter Sauce with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$1.90
Fried Long Island Scallops, Tartar Sauce with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$1.90
CHARCOAL GRILLED CHOPPED TENDERLOIN STEAK, French Fried Onions with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$1.95
BREADED VEAL CUTLET, TOMATO SAUCE with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$2.25
Broiled half spring chicken on toast with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$2.25
Tomato Juice$0.35
Marinated Herring with Onions$0.75
Filet of Matjes Herring in Wine Sauce$0.75
GENUINE FRESH CALF'S LIVER, Bacon with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$2.40
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au jus with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$3.25
Broiled Ham Steak, Hawaiian with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$2.50
BROILED DOUBLE RIB LAMB CHOPS ON TOAST with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$2.95
BOILED YOUNG CHICKEN IN POT, Vegetables, Noodles, Matzo Ball with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$2.25
Broiled Filet Mignon with Mushrooms with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$4.00
CHARCOAL GRILLED U. S. CHOICE SIRLOIN STEAK with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$4.50
Gefulte Fish, Beet Horseradish$0.75
Fresh Fruit Cup$0.55
Imported Boneless Sardines$0.75
Hearts of Celery$0.40
Green olives$0.40
Stuffed celery$0.75
Half Grapefruit$0.35
Ripe Olives$0.40
Lentil Soup with Frankfurters$0.35
French Onion Soup au Gratin$0.45
Chicken broth with rice$0.35
Cold Beet Soup$0.40
Fresh String Beans
BAKED IDAHO POTATO
Harvard Beets
French fried potatoes
Corn Saute
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.25
SALAD BOWL
Gefilte Fish, Beet Horseradish.
GENUINE FRESH CALF'S LIVER, Onions with Vegetable, Potato, Salad Bowl, Bread and Butter$2.40

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Florida Lobster Salad$2.25
Crabmeat Salad$2.50
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.35
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.30
Frozen Rum Pie$0.40
Cream Cheese$0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.40
Swiss cheese$0.45
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.45
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.50
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.40
Open Blueberry Cream Pie$0.40
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.50
Lima beans$0.35
Shrimp Salad$2.25
Chicken salad$2.25
Frozen Cream Puff, Chocolate Sauce$0.50
Peach Sundae$0.60
Butter Cookies$0.35
Your favorite ice cream$0.40
Apple Crumb Pie$0.40
Raspberry Shortcake$0.50
Raspberry Parfait$0.60
Fruit Jello, Whipped Cream$0.35
Compote of Fruit$0.50
Raspberry sherbet$0.40
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.75
New peas$0.35
Demi Tasse$0.25
Hot Chocolate$0.25
Pot of Tea$0.25
Coffee per Person$0.25
Postum$0.25
Iced tea$0.25
Iced coffee$0.25
Milk$0.20
Corn Saute$0.35
Cold Prime Rib of Beef$2.00
Sliced Ham and Tongue$1.75
Sliced White Meat of Turkey$2.00
Fruit salad$1.25
Chef's Salad$0.75
COMBINATION SALAD$0.75
Sliced Tomatoes$0.50
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Julienne Potaotes$0.35
Home Fried Potaotes$0.35
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.35
Hashed in Cream Potaotes$0.35
French fried potatoes$0.30
Hashed browned potatoes$0.35
Broccoli, Butter Sauce$0.60
French Fried Onions$0.50
Buttered Carrots$0.35
Fresh String Beans$0.35
Mushrooms, saute$0.75
Smothered Onions$0.40
Stewed tomatoes$0.40
Broiled tomato$0.40
Fresh Spinach$0.35

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Bacardi Cocktail$0.60
Gray's Inn Cocktail$0.75
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.60
Clover Club Cocktail$0.60
Daiquiri Cocktail$0.60
Manhattan Cocktail$0.60
Martini Cocktail$0.60
Old Fashioned Cocktail$0.60
Orange Blossom Cocktail$0.60
Perfect cocktail$0.60
Pink Lady Cocktail$0.60
Whiskey Sour Cocktail$0.60
Sazerac Cocktail$0.75
Champagne Cocktail$0.75
Charles Heidsieck, 1937$14.00
Cliquot Yellow label$14.00
Heidsieck Dry Monopole, 1937$14.00
Lanson, 1942$14.00
Piper Heidsieck, 1937$14.00
Pommery Brut, 1937$14.00
Ayala Extra Dry, 1937$25.00 – $25.00
Alexander Cocktail$0.70
Great Western Special Reserve Sparkling Wine$7.00
Cresta Blanca Champagne$7.00
Cook's Imperial Sparkling Wine$3.75 – $7.00
Cook's Sparkling Burgundy$3.75 – $7.00
Graves (B. & G.) Wine$5.50
Sauterne (B. & G.) 1940 Wine$7.50
Louis d'Or (B & G) Wine$6.50
Chablis Superieur Wine$6.50
Chateau Yquem, 1938 Wine$12.00
Pommard Red, 1937 Wine$6.50
St. Julien, 1938 Ch. T. Wine$6.00
Cepa de Oro, 1937 - White Wine$4.50
Vino Pomal, 1937 - Red Wine$4.50
Claret Fino, 1937 - Red Wine$2.50
Brilliante, 1937 - White$2.75 – $4.50
Blanco Fino, 1938 - White Wine$4.50
Cresta Blanca Sauterne Wine$0.40 – $3.00
Cresta Blanca Haut Sauterne Wine$3.00
Cresta Blanca Muscatel Wine$3.00
Cresta Blanca Burgundy Wine$3.00
Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry$1.00
Amontillado Sherry$0.75
W. & H. Dry Sack Sherry$0.75
Harvey's Port$0.65
White Rock water$0.25 – $0.45
Saratoga Geyser Water$0.50
Mountain Valley Water$0.25
Kalak Water$0.25
Trommer's Beer$0.35
Schlitz Beer$0.35
Pabst Beer$0.35
Budweiser Beer$0.35
Ballantine Ale$0.35
Heineken's Beer$0.60
HINE BRANDY$0.85 – $1.00
3 Star Hennessey Brandy$0.85 – $1.00
Courvoisier 3 Star Brandy$0.85 – $1.00
Deni Mounie Cognac$0.85 – $1.00
Bisquit Dubouche Brandy$0.85 – $1.00
Remy Martin Brandy$0.85 – $1.00
Martell's 3 Star Brandy$0.85 – $1.00
Monnet Brandy$0.85 – $1.00
Otard Brandy$0.85 – $1.00
Metaxa - Greek Brandy$0.85 – $1.00
Fundador Brandy$0.85 – $1.00
Hennessey V.S.O.P. Brandy$0.90 – $1.15
Courvoisier V.S. Brandy$0.90 – $1.15
Remy Martin U.S.E.P. Brandy$0.90 – $1.15
Martell's V.S.O.P. Brandy$0.90 – $1.15
Otard V.S.O.P. Brandy$0.90 – $1.15
Hildick's Apple Jack Brandy$0.65
Anisette cordial$0.65
Apricot Cordial$0.65
Blackberry Cordial$0.65
Cointreau Cordial$0.65
Creme de Cocoa Cordial$0.65
Creme de Menthe Cordial$0.65
Orange Curacao Cordial$0.65
Peach Cordial$0.65
Kummel cordial$0.65
Maraschino Cordial$0.65
Sloe Gin Cordial$0.65
Herbsaint Cordial$0.75
Southern Comfort Cordial$0.75
Triple Sec Cordial$0.75
Vodka Cordial$0.75
Cherry Heering Cordial$0.90
Drambuie Cordial$0.90
Grand Marnier Cordial$0.90
Benedictine D.O.M. Cordial$0.90
B. & B. Cordial$0.95
Ward 8 Cocktail$0.65
Rob Roy Cocktail$0.75
Scarlet O'Hara Cocktail$0.75
SIDE CAR COCKTAIL$0.85
Stinger Cocktail$0.85
Vermouth Aperitif$0.60
Amer Picon Aperitif$0.75
Dubonnet Aperitif$0.60
Bacardi Collins Long Drink$0.60
Claret Lemonade Long Drink$0.60
Cuba Libre Long Drink$0.60
Gin Fizz Long Drink$0.60
Tom Collins Long Drink$0.60
Sherry Flip Long Drink$0.60
Sloe Gin Fizz Long Drink$0.60
Sherry Egg Nog Long Drink$0.65
Planters Punch Long Drink$0.75
Silver Fizz Long Drink$0.75
Brandy Punch Long Drink$0.85
Amer Picon Punch Long Drink$0.80
New Orleans Fizz Long Drink$0.85
Singapore Sling Long Drink$0.85
Mint Julep Long Drink$0.90
Suissesse Long Drink$0.95
Zombie Long Drink$0.95
Ballantine's Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Black & White Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Cutty Sark Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Dewar's W. L. Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Gilbey's Spey Royal Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Grand MacNish Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Grant's Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Haig - 5 Star Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Hankey Bannister Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Highland Queen Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Harvey's Scotch Whiskey$0.75
House of Lords Scotch Whiskey$0.75
J & B Scotch Whiskey$0.75
McCallum's Perfect Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Martin's V. V. O. Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Old Angus Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Teacher's Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Usher's Green Stripe Scotch Whiskey$0.75
Vat 69 Scotch Whiskey$0.75
King George Scotch Whiskey$0.75
King William 4th Scotch Whiskey$0.75
J. Walker Red Scotch Whiskey$0.75
J. Walker Black Scotch Whiskey$0.85
King's Ransom Scotch Whiskey$0.85
Haig & Haig Pinch Scotch Whiskey$0.85
Peter Dawson Curio Scotch Whiskey$0.85
Fine & Rare 20 Yrs. Scotch Whiskey$0.95
John Jamison's Irish Whiskey$0.85
Bushmill's Irish Whiskey$0.85
Bushmill's Irish Whiskey$0.85
Gallagher & Burton Whiskey$0.65
Carstairs Whisky$0.65
Golden Wedding Whisky$0.65
Three Feathers Whisky$0.65
Bourbon De Luxe Whiskey$0.85
Calvert Reserve Whiskey$0.65
Park & Tilford Res'd Whiskey$0.65
Segram "7" Whiskey$0.65
Park & tilford Pr. St. Whiskey$0.65
Paul Jones Whiskey$0.65
Schenley Reserve Whiskey$0.65
Canadian Club Whiskey$0.75
Seagram V.O. Whiskey$0.75
Lord Calvert whiskey$0.75
Mt. Vernon Whiskey$0.65
Old Crow Bonded Whiskey$0.80
Old Overholt Bonded Whiskey$0.80
Old Taylor Bonded Whiskey$0.80
Old Grandad Bonded Whiskey$0.80
Old Forester Bonded Whiskey$0.80
I. W. Harper Bonded Whiskey$0.80
Old Fitzgerald Bonded Whiskey$0.75
Pebble Ford Bonded Whiskey$0.85
Kentucky Tavern Bonded Whiskey$0.85

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